South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-09-16
THEINTELLIGENCER
FRIDAY. SEPT. ie. 1881.
SPEECH OF COZ A. NON
ROE. DELIVERY AT CAMP
MOOREHEAD, ON WE'D.
NESDAY, AUG. 81.

MY Comrades would 10 gyooa
injustice to every feeling OF my M.
ture II | dill not declare 10 the pres.
ence OF THE august and iuteli .ent az.
dience. that L. Is With the warussi
friendship greet you. and With the
utmost pleasure and pride I own you.
Il Is said that all msn have their weak.
nesse., and as l am Tar down the hill
Of life perhaps I may have more than
Q common share; but I must frankly
own that Il matters mo-. WI On or where
| meoe withshoss who wore ths gray
they soon awaken = chord N my bo-
som no stranger can ind: anil the
pleasure 1. gives me 10 meet you al
here to-day. I cannot find language to
express. but, a'a., am too soon re-
minded that Ia this low vale of sor-
rows each pleasure has it. sting; and
while our boscms brill with the hap-
piest emotions. our eyes feastiug on
obj c's most pleasing whichever way
they may turn they can sec the mourn.
full Cypress and the Weeping Willow.
And While our hearts cap for Joy a,
meeting you. We are panied to see
your ranks 80 thin. We miss many
of our Ole leaders, as we'll as your
fi;e closcrs, whom VIC have ecen BY
yonr sides in the ihickest of the fight,
a. d whose m;rth and song cheered our
gloomy camp fires al evening. Poor
fellows. many have taken their last
furlouyhs anil crossed the DARK Riv
or. Trey sleep their last sleep, and
have fought their Last battle, hut We
fordly hope that their tents are pitch.
ed or the never fading fields OF Eter.
nal felicity.
To these living who are sbsen',
whose 'o's are cast In distant regIon.,
vc send Our hearts hest wishes for
their health and happiness. Well,
boys, our beloved Genera! has brough.
u, from Dixie, many forget. me. not g,
which wildly remind US OF scenes
gone by. But it is sometimes pleas.
ant TO linger on our track wherever
we have dwoit, and in after years to
loi err back, and feel as once We felt,
and in doing 80 we are reminded that
We spent many pleasant, as we'll as
many dark and gloomy days toge her.
honestly conteId ding for what we be :
loved 30 he right,an for which some
impudcnt ignorau uses &ll us trait.
ore, ard rebois- While those TO whom
we we're opposed. appear to be 9 .th-
tr'ng fresh fxurels every day, a. d as
suming high sounding titles as the
@. A. f.. &c. and hold their Annual
festivals and juhiiees, st which times
these moiern sens of Aaron decla
that their holy hands guarded the sn-
cred temple of freedom. and rescued
the ark Of G institutional liberty fro m
he bloody hands Of traitors. Nov,
Boys, i don't shake any rel rments
here to-day, far be 1t f:om me To- tear
open the fest eriLg wounds which time
ard tue returning sense OF justice
with our late enemies have SO kindly
1ealed, not for my right arm would
rufile the sacred. blessed peace that
now gladdens our happy land. But
We passed through a terrible war-a
var withou, n parallel since the Chris.
ian era-perhaps without q parallel
ince the days o: Xerxss, the great
'ers'an Monarch. There 10 a heavy
responsibility somewhere some one
s to blame.
We contend that We were not In
ault. Our enemies boast OF their
innocence. But there Is q faithful
iistOry of all these events, which our
and denials as ' ell as
heir fulsome eulogies can not blot or
lin. Such being the fact, hope
bat l will not DO charged with ex
iiOiting bloody shirt or in any rise
stirring up strife or bad blood, by re.
erring To his history, which do 10
OF ourselves and our
children against the charge Of Rebel
and Traitor. l want the reco rds
placed upon the witness stand and
cave the verdict to Candid World.
want YOU to feelt the samo interest
n this record that you do in your
land titles when you see tie eur.
Toyor enter your beautiful yard, his
'xeman preparing 10 chop down your
most valued tree, under which You
md your brothers ard sisters ~ we'd
Ia tie golden days OF y,u't. Up,
on cnquirinG you are infor ned by
he surveyor that Mr. Brown has
lot MI a deed which covers that long
cherished spOt around which custer
The srcred memories of all that il
lear To your heart. You will hum
bly, ak them TO halt until Mr..
Browns right can he fully estab-
isbed. You examine your title YOU
soon find dingy parchm, n. and on
The right-haod lower corner You zee
written Fairfax In that paper YOU
ind that yoar great q nd.falber was
Lhe original pateotee that the title
mas never been ont OF the family, but
las descended from the original pat
sntee down TO you with unbrokop I'll
ie. Then with what Christian in
dependence and self approving con
icIeHce you can hold up that old
'archmen' and commsnd-Halt, hold.
70 The patent In which
oy Fathers securei me against all
ncronchments upon these grounds.
Top there
Altman spare that tree.
Touch not q single bow,
Ia youth 10 sheltered me.
And III protect II nov
" was my dear old fathers hand.
That placed IL on that snof